Clothes-pin bag.



' H. L. PRANKE.

l CLOTHES PIN BAG.

j 1111111011193 FILED 11111.13, 1911.

Patented 0G13. 3, 191,1.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN L. FRANKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES-PIN BAG.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERMAN L. FRANKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Pin Bags, ofwhich the following is a specication.

My present invention relates to clothes pin receptacles, and moreparticularly to a bag which may be readily manufactured at a small cost,my object being to provide one which will be convenient in use, both insuspension from a stationary object, and upon the person of the user.

With this in mind my invention resides in the structural features to behereinafter described with relation to the accompanying drawing, inwhich- Figure l is a plan view. F ig. 2 is a side elevation with the lidraised slightly, and F ig. 3 is a perspective View of the wire bag frameand the attached lid frame.

Referring now to these drawings, I provide a bag 1, which has a closedbase, and the upper edges of which are bound around a wire frame to behereinafter described; this frame serving to hold the mouth of the bagopen at all times, and having means to pivotally support the lid frame;and this lid frame, which will also be hereinafter described, beingcovered with material similar to that of the bag l, to provide a lid 2constituting a closure for the bag.

In forming the bag frame, I utilize a single piece of wire 3 which, at acentral point is bent to form an upstanding loop 4, twisted tostrengthen the same; this loop 4, projecting vertically, and at rightangles to the straight portions 5, of the wire, extending at oppositesides thereof. At the ends of the straight portions 5, the extensions ofthe wire 8 are bent to form loops 6 and, beyond said loops, are benttogether in a U-shape form, and in substantially the same plane with thestraight portions 5, their extremities being united by inter-engagingeyes 7. The lid frame is formed also of a single piece of wire bent to aU-shape, to

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 1911.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911. serial No. 602,499.

correspond to that of the bag frame, the extensions 8 of said lid framebeing bent through the end loops 6 of the bag frame, whereby to providea hinge or pivot for swinging movement of the lid. The lid frame alsohas an intermediate twisted loopv 9, the extreme end of which is bentback thereon in spaced relation to form a hook 10 adapted for engagementupon apclothes line or upon the belt of the user.

From t-he foregoing it will be seen that the device is inexpensive andcapable of convenient and labor saving use, inasmuch as when closed, thebag may be suspended from any suitable hook, by means of the loop 4 ofthe bag frame, and when opened, may be suspended either from the clothesline, or the belt of the user, by means of the hook 10.

I claim:

l. The combination of a bag closed at one end, a frame for holding theopposite end of the bag open, and a lid for the bag, comprising a framehinged to the bag frame, the said bag frame embodying an upstanding loopat the inner hinged edge of the lid, and the said lid having a hookintermediate its ends at its outer free edge.

2. The combination of a bag closed at one end, a frame for holding theopposite end of the bag open, and comprising a single piece of wire bentto form intermediate and end loops at one side, and forward connectedextensions, a lid for the bag, embodying a frame comprising a singlepiece of wire bent to form an intermediate loop and extensions, the endsof which are engaged through the said end loops of the bag frame, thesaid intermediate loops of the lid frame and bag frame, constitutingmeans to suspend the bag in the open and closed positions from suitablesupports.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN L. FRANKE.

Vitnesses: GERTRUDE RICHARDSON, H. G. BATcHELoR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

